09 - eBPF Instrumentation - Low-Overhead Observability Without Code Changes

eBPF fundamentals, kernel-level tracing, zero-code instrumentation, Pixie, CO-RE, performance benefits, Kubernetes integration.

What you'll learn

• eBPF Probe Types
• How eBPF Works
• Pixie: Kubernetes Observability with eBPF
• Cilium and Hubble: Network Observability
• eBPF vs Auto-Instrumentation: Comparison

This article is part of the Observability series on federicocalo.dev.

Read the full article

The complete article (14 min read) with code examples, diagrams, and practical exercises is available here:

➡️ 09 - eBPF Instrumentation - Low-Overhead Observability Without Code Changes

https://federicocalo.dev/en/blog/ebpf-instrumentation-no-code

By Federico Calò — Software Developer & Technical Writer